WilmerHale Partner Felicia Ellsworth was recently appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to the Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services for the Massachusetts Court System. The committee works to promote volunteer legal work in Massachusetts to help people of limited means who are in need of legal representation.

As co-chair of the firm’s Pro Bono and Community Service Committee, Ms. Ellsworth maintains a robust pro bono practice, including representing clients in constitutional cases, criminal appeals, immigration proceedings and civil rights actions. She has also been appointed by the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to the Standing Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure and to the First Circuit Court of Appeals Criminal Justice Act panel, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Bar Foundation.